Chapter 260 Star Wars? World War II!
Although the Star Dragon Empire's expedition against the Federation is fundamentally the product of the partisanship between the two major domestic parties.
But no matter what, in the closed-door meeting of the Imperial Parliament, the motion of ‘launching war’ was still passed unanimously.
In other words, whether it is the regent faction, the princess party, or even the few royal parties, they all believe that this war is needed as an outlet for the acute conflicts and pent-up emotions in the country.
In this context, although the Regent Party and the Princess Party are still secretly stumbling, they even use this battle to crazily eliminate each other's 'chess pieces'.
But in general, the Star Dragon Empire really wants to fight this war seriously.
"Although I cheated each other, betrayed my teammates, and betrayed each other, I still wanted to win this game~" This is the Star Dragon Empire.
So the fleet and land forces that can participate in this expedition are not only the most elite ones among the various military services of the Star Dragon Empire, but they are also well-trained veteran troops.
The 7th, 8th, and 9th Expeditionary Divisions of the Royal Army of the Star Dragon Empire, which were dropped on the Rubian 5, and their nine brigade-level combat teams, during the more than eighty years of peace, ', all of them have more or less participated in some domestic battles, and can be considered relatively experienced in combat.
However, the experience gained in counter-insurgency and stability-maintaining battles obviously does not include being abandoned by the navy on a planet with no way out, and at the same time being surrounded in an isolated city, watching the enemy A siege slowly formed.
Finally, there is a "letter of persuasion to surrender" sent to each officer and soldier's combat terminal.
Faced with the possibility of mutiny among the troops, Viscount Drake immediately gave a public speech through the internal network to calm the morale of the army.
At this time, I have to mention that the 'material' contributed to Viscount Drake by the planetary garrison force of Lubion 5 and the coalition forces that were later formed before Amber took over the command.
These 'materials' allowed the viscount to easily list to all the officers and soldiers a lot of battles that they had just experienced personally, in which a small number defeated the strong.
And told them that the failure of the previous battle and the current situation of being besieged in Ptolemaic City was only temporary, and the command headquarters was planning a real counterattack and breakout battle.
Finally, while Viscount Ptolemy kept 'greeting' Duke Duke and the three generations of his naval fleet members in his heart, he also promised the imperial soldiers 'against their conscience':
"Naval Fleet He will make a comeback in the near future, and will cooperate with the ground forces to completely destroy the federal resistance."
In short, Viscount Ptolemy tried every means to temporarily gather the strength of the troops to the greatest extent and be temporarily firm! Soldiers' determination to resist.
After the plenary speech, he held another meeting of officers.
The content of the meeting mainly required grassroots officers to pay close attention to the internal ideological dynamics of the army and channelize possible wavering and uneasiness.
It is recommended that they praise the deeds of standing firm and fighting bravely, and at the same time severely punish any attempt to surrender or defect, and ensure strict military discipline and prohibitions.
After this, there was a thorough investigation of the military intranet by centralized technical officers.
Obviously, all soldiers, including Viscount Drake himself, can receive the message, which shows that the enemy has successfully invaded the military intranet and obtained considerable permissions.
But Lilith hid herself in cyberspace after completing the 'group message', and even stopped the spread of the electronic warfare virus, completely 'disappearing' from the empire's military intranet .
While the technical officers were at a loss when faced with the calm military intranet and did not know where to start, Viscount Drake also ordered the troops patrolling in the city to increase the frequency of patrols.
They also lifted the previous restrictions on crossfire based on the possibility of accidental injury to citizens, authorizing them to "directly fire at any suspicious target."
He knew that the military intranet was completely separated from the external network. If something like that happened in the morning, it was obvious that his own military network had been invaded, and this intrusion could only be carried out through physical connections.
"The enemy's infiltration force seems to have penetrated into the city by bypassing the frontline defenders in a way we did not expect!"
Viscount Drake at an emergency meeting of senior military officers expressed his conclusion.
"This also means that the enemy's attack is imminent. Get ready for the next battle, gentlemen."
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Two days have passed since the ‘letter urging the imperial invaders (remnants) to surrender’ was circulated throughout the entire remaining army of the empire.
In the past two days, the patrol troops in the city were searching like crazy for traces of coalition infiltration troops.
But the special operations team has significantly reduced the frequency of its activities in the past two days.
I would not go out during the day, and even if I went out at night, I would go out at three or four in the morning, when humans are most tired and most likely to fall asleep.
Not only did he collect a lot of the empire's defense situation inside the city, but he also successfully passed the information on. In short, it was very outrageous.
At the same time, the imperial patrol troops in the city were being unilaterally 'played' by the special operations team.
The residents in the city also learned about the upcoming campaign of the coalition forces through various channels - gossips from unknown sources, local news that is still secretly updated, and "I heard" from their elders. News of the general attack.
Although these messages come from different sources, and the launch time of the attack also covers every day in the next month, each message mentions one thing.
It is recommended that citizens leave dangerous areas, especially the edges of cities, main streets, landmark buildings and other locations that are prone to becoming war zones.
In fact, without the urging of gossip, many citizens had already found a way to leave the city before the remaining imperial soldiers retreated to Ptolemaic City.
‘Aspiring young men’ like Franklin could actually leave, but in the end they chose to stay in the city and cause trouble to the remaining imperial soldiers. The remaining people who really couldn't leave basically gathered in the underground bunker in the north of the city, which was now the safest place in the entire Ptolemaic City.
In this way, the soldiers in the city's outer defense line spent the last few days before the coalition launched a general offensive in a tense, restless, and irritable atmosphere.
In the past two days, the opposing coalition forces have reduced the frequency of position attacks. They no longer even try to let the troops launch attacks, but simply suppress them with direct firepower.
Everyone knows that the coalition forces are holding back a big move.
For the imperial soldiers in the defense line, this kind of life is very painful. They would rather fight with the enemy immediately than worry about what the coalition forces are doing amid the sporadic artillery fire. Time to attack.
Today, after more than eighty years between the two major forces of mankind, war breaks out again.
When the Federation and the Empire clashed on several planets, military scientists and commanders from both sides were surprised to find that the form of ground war was similar to that of decades or even hundreds of thousands of years ago. Humanity had just There was no essential difference when entering the gunpowder era.
Reconnaissance still comes from intelligence returned by satellites, drones and frontline penetration teams, which is not completely clear and transparent.
Although the weapons, equipment and firepower projection capabilities of the troops on both sides are no longer the same as in the past, there has not been much improvement in the combat thinking.
Fire preparation still exists, but it is completed by more accurate self-propelled artillery groups, straight/curved dual-purpose artillery on frontline combat vehicles, and orbital strikes in space.
The bunkers in combat defense are also constantly updated. Even this remnant of the empire can still quickly build a semi-standard titanium alloy frame, foam metal and various standardized components outside the city. Permanent bunker group.
And through the mine-laying system and artillery mine-laying system of the combat engineer unit, a large minefield was laid in front of the position.
After viewing the photos of the enemy position captured by the drone, Taking a few veterans across the front line, in the "no man's land" where the two armies faced each other, they looked through the telescope at a "wall" looming in the heavy fog on the outskirts of the city.
Amber felt a ridiculously familiar feeling come over her.
“Am I fighting a war in the interstellar era or fighting World War I or World War II?”
Amber doesn’t know whether this sense of absurdity and familiarity is due to the game planning in her previous life. The loose military setting is the result of the natural evolution of the world.
Anyway, behind those seemingly flashy technological advances, only fleet warfare in space seems to be a very novel thing, and the basic form of ground warfare does not seem to have changed much.
Even though directed energy weapons can be seen everywhere, combat exoskeletons are available to everyone just like the most basic rifle, and the integrated command system can also allow combat commanders to have an overview of the overall situation like a "God's perspective".
But in the final analysis, a large number of infantry, the backbone of the "line-filling" force, are still needed to seize, control, and advance the front.
For example, the attack that the coalition forces are about to launch is still essentially to gather heavy troops in one offensive direction, and then start the process of 'after the artillery bombardment, the infantry charges, after the infantry charges, the artillery bombardment'.
Because Ptolemaic City is so big, although the coalition forces were supplemented by two combined brigades of garrison troops, it was obviously unrealistic for these tens of thousands of people to complete the encirclement of a very large city.
Divide into multiple troops and attack simultaneously from different directions?
Amber doesn’t want to follow in the footsteps of Yang Hao and Juniper
Among the coalition forces, except for Atlas's mixed synthetic brigade, which can fight head-on with the remaining imperial troops, other friendly units can easily be killed and routed when faced with an imperial army of the same size, let alone a complex and cruel city. street fighting.
So the safest way is to focus on punching out.
Amber, who withdrew to the headquarters, looked at the electronic sand table. At this time, there were still 20 minutes left before the scheduled fire strike before the attack.
On the 25-kilometer-long wide attack surface, the coalition units have arrived at their respective planned attack launch positions.
The long-range fire strike forces of various departments were also prepared, and the two orbital attack ships and the Hermes also lowered their altitude and entered the attack orbit.
Amber took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly. This was his first time commanding a ground war of this scale.
Because in the game, he is more responsible for commanding fleet battles, and his experience in commanding ground battles is far from reaching this level.
And this is not a game. The soldiers under my command are not NPCs who will not feel sorry for themselves even if they die.
But right now, there is no room for his indecision. Now that he is in this position, he will do his best in everything he can do.
“The ministries launched the attack according to the scheduled plan after the artillery preparations were completed.
According to the original plan, I will lead the HCP troops to launch the first round of attacks and wait for the opportunity to carry out beheading operations.
The specific subsequent command will be left to you. Hogg will still be responsible for overall coordination as usual. This can be regarded as the graduation assessment for you future commanders. "
Amber raised his head and looked at the people in the headquarters. These human and Roma staff officers from Atlas had expressions on their faces that were nervous, excited, and at the same time uneasy.
But without exception, their eyes are firm enough.
“Okay, let’s start taking action. ”
(End of this chapter)